Wednesday, January 6, 2027

Douay-Rheims: 1 John 4:11-18

¹¹My dearest, if God hath so loved us; we also ought to love one another. ¹²No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abideth in us, and his charity is perfected in us. ¹³In this we know that we abide in him, and he in us: because he hath given us of his spirit. ¹⁴And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father hath sent his Son to be the Saviour of the world. ¹⁵Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth in him, and he in God. ¹⁶And we have known, and have believed the charity, which God hath to us. God is charity: and he that abideth in charity, abideth in God, and God in him. ¹⁷In this is the charity of God perfected with us, that we may have confidence in the day of judgment: because as he is, we also are in this world. ¹⁸Fear is not in charity: but perfect charity casteth out fear, because fear hath pain. And he that feareth, is not perfected in charity.

Douay-Rheims: Psalm 71:2, 10, 12-13 (Psalm 72 at Mass)

²Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king’s son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment.

¹⁰The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts:

¹²For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper. ¹³He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.

Douay-Rheims: Mark 6:45-52

⁴⁵And immediately he obliged his disciples to go up into the ship, that they might go before him over the water to Bethsaida, whilst he dismissed the people. ⁴⁶And when he had dismissed them, he went up to the mountain to pray. ⁴⁷And when it was late, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and himself alone on the land. ⁴⁸And seeing them labouring in rowing, (for the wind was against them,) and about the fourth watch of the night, he cometh to them walking upon the sea, and he would have passed by them. ⁴⁹But they seeing him walking upon the sea, thought it was an apparition, and they cried out. ⁵⁰For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he spoke with them, and said to them: Have a good heart, it is I, fear ye not. ⁵¹And he went up to them into the ship, and the wind ceased: and they were far more astonished within themselves: ⁵²For they understood not concerning the loaves; for their heart was blinded.